Component Description

The Youth Conduct Disorder (YCD) section is comprised of eight questions. These questions are part of the Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children Predictive Scales (DPS) developed by the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons/New York State Psychiatric Institute in New York, NY. The DPS focuses only on those items from the full module on Conduct Disorder that were found to be significant predictors of disorder. It has been shown to accurately determine adolescents who are at high probability of meeting diagnostic criteria (J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2001 April; 40 (4) 443-449).

Eligible Sample

12 – 19 years.

Interview Setting and Mode of Administration

MEC Interview Room, Mobile examination Center. Audio computer assisted self interview (ACASI) in English or Spanish only. No proxy respondents or translators were used in situations when the respondents could not self-report.

Quality Assurance & Quality Control

The NHANES ACASI system had built-in consistency checks, including range checks, valid response checks, and checks for logical relationships. There were no skip patterns in YCQ, however.

Analytic Notes

Parents of youths 12-15 years of age were administered the full DISC Conduct Disorder module by telephone. These data are available in the NCHS Research Data Center.

Codebook and Frequencies

SEQN - Respondent sequence number

YCQ010 - Misbehaved causing school expulsion

Variable Name:

YCQ010

SAS Label:

Misbehaved causing school expulsion

English Text:

The next set of questions ask about things you may have done that can get people in trouble. In the last year, have you been expelled from school for misbehavior—that is, told you could never go back to that school at all?

English Instructions:

VERBAL INSTRUCTIONS TO SP: Please select yes or no.

Target:

Both males and females 12 YEARS - 19 YEARS

Code or Value

Value Description

Count

Cumulative

Skip to Item

1

Yes

17

17

2

No

471

488

7

Refused

0

488

9

Don't know

2

490

.

Missing

42

532

YCQ020 - Shoplifted in past year

Variable Name:

YCQ020

SAS Label:

Shoplifted in past year

English Text:

In the last year, have you shoplifted—that is, stolen something from a store when you thought no one was looking?

English Instructions:

VERBAL INSTRUCTIONS TO SP: Please select yes or no.

Target:

Both males and females 12 YEARS - 19 YEARS

Code or Value

Value Description

Count

Cumulative

Skip to Item

1

Yes

35

35

2

No

454

489

7

Refused

1

490

9

Don't know

0

490

.

Missing

42

532

YCQ030 - Lied to get money or something else

Variable Name:

YCQ030

SAS Label:

Lied to get money or something else

English Text:

In the last year, have you lied to get money or something else you wanted?

English Instructions:

VERBAL INSTRUCTIONS TO SP: Please select yes or no.

Target:

Both males and females 12 YEARS - 19 YEARS

Code or Value

Value Description

Count

Cumulative

Skip to Item

1

Yes

147

147

2

No

341

488

7

Refused

0

488

9

Don't know

2

490

.

Missing

42

532

YCQ040 - Snatched purse or jewelry

Variable Name:

YCQ040

SAS Label:

Snatched purse or jewelry

English Text:

In the last year, have you snatched someone's purse or jewelry?

English Instructions:

VERBAL INSTRUCTIONS TO SP: Please select yes or no.

Target:

Both males and females 12 YEARS - 19 YEARS

Code or Value

Value Description

Count

Cumulative

Skip to Item

1

Yes

5

5

2

No

483

488

7

Refused

0

488

9

Don't know

2

490

.

Missing

42

532

YCQ050 - Vandalized property

Variable Name:

YCQ050

SAS Label:

Vandalized property

English Text:

In the last year, have you broken something or messed up some place on purpose, like breaking windows, writing on a building, or slashing tires?

English Instructions:

VERBAL INSTRUCTIONS TO SP: Please select yes or no.

Target:

Both males and females 12 YEARS - 19 YEARS

Code or Value

Value Description

Count

Cumulative

Skip to Item

1

Yes

32

32

2

No

456

488

7

Refused

0

488

9

Don't know

2

490

.

Missing

42

532

YCQ060 - Stolen from others

Variable Name:

YCQ060

SAS Label:

Stolen from others

English Text:

In the last year, have you stolen from anyone else when they weren't around or weren't looking?

English Instructions:

VERBAL INSTRUCTIONS TO SP: Please select yes or no.

Target:

Both males and females 12 YEARS - 19 YEARS

Code or Value

Value Description

Count

Cumulative

Skip to Item

1

Yes

46

46

2

No

442

488

7

Refused

0

488

9

Don't know

2

490

.

Missing

42

532

YCQ070 - Cruel to animals

Variable Name:

YCQ070

SAS Label:

Cruel to animals

English Text:

In the last year, have you been physically cruel to an animal and hurt it on purpose?